Chapter 127 Behind the Scenes of the Draft

"Tang Tian, ​​can you accept our interview?" Tang Tian just hugged Walker when he heard a familiar voice.

Turning around, I realized it was Zhang Weiping.

Zhang Weiping is a pioneer of Chinese basketball, because he always likes to talk about reason when broadcasting commentary, and is nicknamed "Zhang Reason" by fans.

He basically has to go to the draft every year, and it has been more than 20 years. Leaving aside the commentary ability, this persistence is already worthy of respect.

"Okay." Tang Tian didn't object to Zhang Weiping, and even though he had traveled through time, he was still a Chinese. The country behind him and the fans in this country were his relatives.

"Okay!" Zhang Weiping explained a lot, and his usual speech was a bit similar to when he was explaining.

After saying hello to Walker, Tang Tian went to the side with Zhang Weiping to be interviewed by the CCTV media.

The lottery show has a special press conference, where the media waits to interview them in turn, but outside of the lottery show, there is no such treatment.

"First of all, congratulations. You are the first Chinese to be selected after Ah Lian and Sun Yue. How do you feel now?" Zhang Weiping asked directly while holding the microphone.

"I'm very excited and excited. Becoming an NBA player is the dream of every basketball player." Tang Tian is very experienced in dealing with such occasions.

"Yes, this is normal. In fact, before you participated in the draft, many fans in our country were already paying attention to the NCAA. The ball you beat Duke was the biggest one on the Pioneer News. There were hundreds of fans in this draft. Thousands of fans are waiting in front of the TV." Zhang Weiping continued.

"Thank you very much. I want to say that you are the biggest motivation for me to play, and also my strongest backing." Tang Tian said to the camera. His words came from the bottom of his heart. Most domestic fans are very supportive of Chinese players playing in the NBA.

"We know you were selected by the Spurs. They are a very reasonable team, inside.out, and the spacing on the field is very good. Have you ever thought that you will be selected by the Spurs? Or How does it feel to know that you are going to the Spurs?" Zhang Weiping continued to ask.

Zhang Weiping's question stumped Tang Tian a bit. It was not about whether to answer it well, but whether to tell the truth.

"Well...to be honest, I didn't expect to be drafted by the Spurs before, because I only tried out with the Heat before..."

"Did you think you would go to the Heat when you were drafting?" Zhang Weiping had rich experience and caught the implication of Tang Tian's words.

"Well, that's right." Tang Tian wasn't sure, but he didn't deny it either.

Zhang Weiping smiled at this time, he had already guessed what happened inside, Tang Tian refused to try out other teams after trying out the Heat, this is probably the Heat's promise to the draft! Now that the Heat do not choose the Spurs, there will really be no shortage of news materials for the next year!

"Because I didn't go to the Spurs for trial training before, I was quite surprised that they selected me, but I think this is a very good choice. As I said just now, they play with a sense of space and are also a team team. I I think it suits me very well, and I believe I will integrate into it soon." Tang Tian finally chose to tell the truth.

"I'm sure it will be the same, good luck."

Zhang Weiping finally shook hands with Tang Tian, ​​and this brief interview ended.

Tang Tian just took two steps when Thompson came over.

I congratulated him a few words, and of course I couldn't help but "squeak" about the fact that I had a higher draft pick than him.

It can be seen that after being abused by Tang Tian for two months, Thompson has a deep resentment!

"Klay, the draft pick doesn't determine performance." Tang Tian reminded with a smile.

"No, I just talked to the Warriors management, I will beat you." Thompson was confident.

"Then let's go and see." Tang Tian replied with a smile.

The two looked at each other, then both laughed.

A summer of training allowed them to develop a good friendship, but because both are 3-point shooters, that kind of rivalry has always existed.

Just chatting, Fagen came over, with a mobile phone in his hand, it was Popovich who called Tang Tian.

Popovich likes to call rookies, which is a well-known thing, and it is not surprising to receive his call at this moment.

"Don, in order to get you, I took a million out of Pete's hands." Popovich was old-fashioned when he spoke, as old-fashioned as Calhoun.

Not enough From his words, it can be heard that the Timberwolves' 31st pick was bought by the Spurs for 1 million. This does show that the Spurs still attach great importance to him.

(Note: The Spurs owner is Pete Holt.)

"It's not worth 1 million if you sell me, old man." Tang Tian said with a smile.

Popovich was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

According to the scouting report, Tang Tian has a high IQ. He has just turned 19 years old, but he is extremely mature. It seems that the team's scouting intelligence work this year is still very good.

The two chatted a few more words one after another, but it was not like a coach and a rookie, but more like two old friends.

"Come to the team to report early. I have a few bottles of red wine in the basement waiting for you to drink." Popovich said at last. He felt that Tang Tian was very appetizing and invited him to drink with him.

"I will." Tang Tian replied with a smile.

The two hung up the phone amidst laughter.

Tang Tian returned the phone to Fei Gen, feeling much more relaxed.

"I basically know about the Heat's situation." Fagan said after taking the phone.

The talent show on the stage was still going on, Tang Tian heard what Fei Gen said, and directly pulled him to a corner beside him, and then signaled him to continue talking.

"The decision was made in the draft cabin, it was Pat Riley who made the decision, and he consulted with LeBron before making the final decision."

After all, Feigen is a well-known agent and has a wide network of contacts. He has already understood this thoroughly.

The draft hut is an independent office that each team has during the draft. According to Fagan, this is a temporary decision made during the draft.

The draft is changing rapidly, and it seems that Riley should finally feel that the Heat still need to add a ball-handling point.

But how could James get involved?

"They hooked up with Shane Battier, so they ended up dropping you, and they asked LeBron for his opinion before making the final decision, and LeBron agreed with Riley's decision, thinking the team would hit Champions need more experienced strikers." Fagan knew that Tang Tian would be puzzled, and then explained in more detail.

Before the free market door opens on July 1, theoretically, teams cannot have contact with free agents, but the rules are dead, and people are alive, so it is still very simple to get on the line.

Judging from Feigen's description, the Heat should have chosen Battier. With Battier, plus Mike Miller and James Jones, they naturally didn't need to choose Tang Tian in the end. .

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